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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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Tales from the Thousand Lakes (Live at Tavastia) (2024)
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Dial Tone (2022)
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Swiss black metal act from Frauenfeld, active since 2019, brewing a wild mix of NWoBHM, punk, and black metal. Their self-titled album and Haile Selacid Ultras fuse irreverent punk energy with metallic grit in a uniquely chaotic blend.
Black metal project from Galicia, Spain, formed in 2021. Their atmospheric approach channels the misty, Celtic-influenced landscapes of northwestern Spain through raw black metal.
Melodic Black Metal force from Sundsvall, furious and relentless since 2019. Icy melodies interwoven with blast-beaten fury characterize their output.
Black metal/crust hybrid from Karlsruhe, Germany, formed in 2025. Their volatile blend of black metal atmosphere and crust punk aggression represents the newest wave of genre-defying extremity from Baden.
Haine is a US black metal project founded in 2018 whose name — French for "hatred" — signals exactly the kind of cold, misanthropic atmosphere they pursue. Sparse on location, heavy on malice.
Hairetikos is a black metal band from Moreno, Buenos Aires, formed in 2024, comprising vocalist Nestor, guitarist Alex, bassist Juan, and drummer Guido. Their debut EP L'eremita, recorded and mastered by Eduardo Casella at Estudio En La Nada in Moreno during winter 2024, was released on December 15, 2024, through La Resistencia Distro, and features seven tracks including Transmigración Cósmica and La Consagracion del Temor.
Hailing from Glasgow in United Kingdom, this black metal, dark ambient outfit channels aggressive energy since 2015. Icy melodies interwoven with blast-beaten fury characterize their output.
An established melodic black/death metal voice from Donetsk, contributing to Ukraine's underground since 2016. Their compositions evoke desolate landscapes through raw, uncompromising aggression.
Black metal project from Sofia, Bulgaria, formed in 2019. Named after the legendary Balkan outlaws, they channel the defiant spirit of their namesake into fierce, uncompromising black metal.
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